BIOGRAPHY

Toni Washingtin is just an average kinda person!

Born in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania Toni is the fifth of five children.

At an early age she would watch and listen to her three sister's who were major inflences in her life. They alway's kept up with the changing trends and because the whole family loved music she was exposed to everything from
R & B to classical. By the age of seven she began to write short story's and poetry keeping a book of everything that she wrote. Learning poetry and songs was something that she loved doing. She began taking piano lessons by age eight and sang in school plays. By the time that she was eleven she was taking dance lessons and started her first singing group which consisted of herself and three other girls.
At age 13 she received formal vocal intruction for two years with a private teacher. Various styles were studied although classical was her favorite.

TONI WASHINGTIN
Her Style?
Well ,.....Once a member of The Philadelphia Mass Choir she can move from Gospel, R & B, Jazz, Blues, and even a little country. It's not uncommon to hear songs from Billie Holiday to Bette Midler's Collection to Chaka Khan, Frank Sinatra... Influences & Idols..Dionne Warwick, Stephanie Mills, Coco Taylor, Natalie Cole, Philly's Chappy Washington and Philly's own Brenda and the Tabulations.........Her friends include singers and musicians who have shared the stage with great people like Grover Washington, Patti Labelle, Nina Simone, Earth , Wind and Fire , The Delphonics, The Intruders, The Stylistics, Curtis Mayfield, Mc Fadden & Whitehead, Barbara Mason, Charles Fambrough and countless other fine entertainers.......
I am fortunate and honored to be in touch with so many talented people!